"When the survival strategy of a civilization is invalidated, in all of human history none have ever turned back from the brink."

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Source : Daniel Suarez (2010). “Freedom (TM)”, p.39, Penguin

Daniel Suarez

#Civilization Quotes #Survival Quotes #Strategy Quotes

“The love of action is a principle of a much stronger and more doubtful nature. It often leads to anger, to ambition, and to revenge; but when it is guided by the sense of propriety and benevolence, it becomes the parent of every virtue, and, if those virtues are accompanied with equal abilities, a family, a state, or an empire may be indebted for their safety and prosperity to the undaunted courage of a single man.”
“Prosperity has no power over adversity.”
“When you embrace the uncertain, life opens up unusual new paths. Seeds sown way back bloom as flowers, in ways one can never fathom.”

Source : Subroto Bagchi (2008). “Go Kiss World”, p.111, Penguin UK
“It's only a wonderful world if you can make it that way. There are no street signs pointing to Paradise Road.”

Source : Michael Connelly (2003). “Lost Light”, p.142, Hachette UK
“He never said "Don't tell your mama." He never had to say it. I did not know how to tell anyone what I felt, what scared me and shamed me... (109)”
“So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.”
“A lot of us lead relatively sedentary lifestyles, so you have to motivate yourself and force yourself to go to the gym and do active things. The folks that have figured it out, found that thing that they love and made it a big part of their lives, it's easy for them to stay in shape.”
“I rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell.”

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